2019 program dates
May 28 – August 2, 2019

When you click on the above button, you will be prompted to create log-in credentials. From there, you will be prompted to Create a 2019 SROP Application. On a subsequent screen, you can select to apply to the 2019 Frontiers in Biomedical Imaging REU program. The application deadline is February 1, 2019.

 

PROGRAM INCLUDES

• Hands-on mentored research and training in state-of-the-art facilities
• $5,000 stipend and travel support
• Room and board
• Potential travel to the BMES Annual Meeting
• Field trips, social activities, networking events, and professional development opportunities

ELIGIBILITY

• Undergraduates majoring in any science, engineering, or math discipline
• Students with a 3.0 or higher GPA (on a 4.0 scale)
• Must be U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, or permanent residents enrolled in a U.S. college or university
• Students from underrepresented minority groups and women are strongly encouraged to apply

FACULTY MENTORS & RESEARCH TOPICS

• Catherine Best: Mouse brain cartography using spatial light interference microscopy
• Rohit Bhargava: Label-free spectroscopic imaging of cancer tissue
• Stephen Boppart: Advanced multi-modal optical microscopy
• Wawrzyniec L. Dobrucki: Multiscale multi-modal imaging of ischemic tissue after therapy
• Martha Gillette: Imaging neuron-muscle interaction dynamics
• Michael Insana: Pre-clinical ultrasonic anatomical and blood-perfusion imaging
• Dipanjan Pan: Profiling of prostate cancer biomarkers with multi-color carbon dots
• Pablo Perez-Pinera: Imaging native proteins in living cells
• Andrew Smith: Imaging single cytokines on living cells
• Brad P. Sutton: Imaging the brain microstructure with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

REQUIRED MATERIALS

• Application form
• Resume
• Unofficial transcripts
• Letter of recommendation

Program contact: Marina Marjanovic, marinam@illinois.edu.

The Department of Bioengineering is grateful to the U of I Graduate College for special assistance with the REU application.